The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2026, Manuel Melo Sánchez crossed the line in 1:25:43: 458th of 993 men, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:55 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:25 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Berlin ran slow: the 2,286 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:42 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:23Running 1 2:43v median −0:45
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 3:22v median −0:26
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 3:32v median −0:30
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Block 04 10:29Running 4 3:33v median −0:32
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 3:49v median −0:23
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 3:41v median −0:29
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Block 07 11:03Running 7 3:45v median −0:28
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Block 08 13:59Running 8 5:21v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:38
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 988
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 988 men who finished.